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April 9, 1935. I

M. PARIDON LEVEL CONTROLLING MEANS FOR LIQUID CONTAINING VESSELS Filed Au '31, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 or did/w M. PARIDON April 9, 1935.

LEVEL CONTROLLING MEANS FOR LIQUID CONTAINING VESSELS Filed Aug. 31, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 9, 1935 UNIT D ST TES PA E T FI j 'LEVEL" CONTROLLING FOR LIQUID @QQN A N N E LS y 'Michael;' Paridon, Barberton,30hio,,,assignor".to The. Diamond Match Company, fBaltimbra,

Md a corporation of Maryland p, Application August. 31,1932, Serial ,No. 631,117

' 10 Claims This invention'relates to means: for auto matically maintaining the liquid'contents of a vessel at aconstant-level, having reference more particularly to the compositiontank orzvat' of a match making machine.

Theinvention, generally stated, consists in the combination with a suitable vessel, such as the.

composition vat of a match machine, of arotat able liquid supply -reservoiriwhich is provided 'with an internal bucket or bucketsxoperative to raise. and discharge succeeding quantities of the liquid withinthe reservoir during the rotation'of the latter, and a feed connection between said;

reservoir and vessel having an inlet member po-.

sitioned. to receive the liquid discharged within.

the reservoir in such. manner that a progressive supply of liquid to the vesselis effected anda: constant level of theliquid therein,is;maintained.

The invention also embodies features of novelty claims,

Inthe drawings.- a

Figure l is'a transverse verticalisection of a: .match composition vat, and its appurtenances,:;

equipped with a supply reservoir and a feed connectionembodying my inventiontand including a rotatable ported shaft and a weighted feed cup independently rotatable thereon, said cup being H shown in its upstanding or normal position communication with the port in the shaft.

reservoir and feed Fig. 1.

cup, as on thelineZ- Z of verted position and sealing the port in the shaft.

Fig. 4 is a transversevertical section through the inner hub portion ofthe reservoir, adjacent the feed cup, showing the cup controlling devices.

cup, detached. l

from to the vat. l i Fig. 7 is a verticalsection of the modifiedreser voir, as onthe line 1-1 of Fig.6. L i

Referring to the drawings, lfldesignatesasupw porting frame having theusualgsteam jacket H; and 12 designates a.compositioncontainingvat supported in the jacketedstructure and remov- J able endwise therefrom. Thisvat is equipped, with a suitable transfer element,- as thelroll l3,= whereby a suitablelayermr.filmof the; liquid, compositionis presented to the depending ends I Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the weightedfeed j i substantially so; l

(o1.91 5 H v of travelling match splints, and also with the usual rotatable mixer for agitating'thecomposition beneath the roll. The respective shafts l5 andlB ofithe roll and mixer are journaled appropriate bearings. l1 and I8 at the ends of 1 the vatfithe projecting extremities ofthe shafts at one end of the vat being squared, as 'at l9 and 20, and detachably seated .in sockets inlthe hubs Hanan of meshing gear wheelsj23 and 24, respectively, :.which are includediin the .usual tive shafts. l

According to my invention a rotatable'supply reservoir 25 for liquid composition is arranged. adjacent the end. of the vat remote from the shaft actuating gearing" and is. 'interiorlyiconnected mechanismffor continuously rotating the respecwith the vat by means of a conduit 26 towhich.

the composition is intermittently: supplied by the.

rotating rreservoir and thence delivered 1 to the" vat in amannerwto ensure a constant level of' the composition contents of the latter. 1 I

Intheconstruction shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive',-the reservoir 25'is mounted to rotate coaxially with the transferjroll 1 I 3 of the composi-' tion vat. 'I'hisreservoircomprises a cylindrical body 21 having end heads 28 and 29, the head28 having formed therein a -central inlet: 30 for. the convenient introduction of composition into the reservoir; and the other-head 29 being detach ably secured to the bodyzof the reservoir and onfan extension 32 of the" roll shaft tofrotate bucket 33 which in each rotation ofjthe reservoir and discharges it at the top of the reservoir, vertically above the axisof rotation of the latter, or

provided with an axial bore .or duct which exf tendsi'from the projecting endrof 'the extension to a point' 'in the shaft within 'thevat, and has 1 at its-respective ends radial ingress and. egress" V s 1 having a central elongated hub 3l' which is fixed 1 Fig. 2 is a vertical section in a Plane through the therewith. v.The 'internalwa'll of, the body 21 is p 3 1 provided intermediate its ends with a scoop *or Fig. 3 is a similar-view, showing the cup inlinports 34 and 35 in communication withthe cham- 1 bers ofthe reservoir and vat respectively.

Pivotally supported on the projecting ported end ofthe shaft extension 32, to have capacity for intermittent rotation. thereon, is the bored" baseof a feed cup 36 having albottom opening with, whichlthe ingress port 34 of the extension registers when the cup is inupstanding vertical position. When the cup is in that position its mouth receives the compositiondischarged from the overlying scoop or bucket 33 of the rotating reservoir, at or about which time the cup is in the same horizontal plane as the normal level spectively, which during their rotation. intersect stant level of the composition within the vat.

will also be seenthat the feed cup is maintained in 1 upright position a suitable period for the'efiicient the path of travel of the projection 39. These pins are so disposed in spacedrelation' that during a partial rotation of the reservoir clockwise,

the leading pin 4|} abuts against the opposing pro-,

jection 39 and thereby bodily moves the pivotally mounted weighted cup to a position where the pin 46 is vertically disposed above the'hub 3|: of;

the reservoinorsubstantially so, and thefpin 41 is in a right oblique position below the hub, as seen in Fig. 3. The. pin 40' in suchtravel inverts the'cup to dump itscontents: into the reservoir,

and carries the weight angularly beyond the cen-,

ter of gravity, as seen in Fig. 3, whereupon the Weight, dropping, rapidly completes the rotation of thecup to position itin upstanding position,

asv seen in Fig.2, where it'dwellsruntil the pin 49 in its travel again engages'the; projection and inverts the cup, and so on; When the cup'is in inverted'position it covers and seals-the port 34 ofthe' shaft extension 32, thus preventing the liquid from escaping from the'compositionvat, and when. the cupis in upstanding positionit is in communication with the port; The dwell of the upstanding cup. atthe end of .each rotation thereof is sufficient to: enable it toreceive a supply ofcomposition from the reservoir bucket.

The trailing pin 4.15 in each rotation of the res ervoir serves as a stop or abutment for theprojection 39. to limit the gravity swing of:the weight,

'thus ensuring the upstanding vertical position.

of the cupuntil it is tilted bythe actionof the rotating pinzon theprojection 39.. a

From the foregoingdescribed construction it will be seen that the. reservoir containing in its lower portion a supply of liquid composition ro-' tates concurrently with the transfer roll and the mixer of the con'iposition vat; and that in'each' succeeding rotation of. the reservoir the bucket 33 thereof is filled with composition and raised toa position where. its contents isdischarg'ed into the. 'upstandingfeed cup 36, which composition flows thence through the conduit 26 into'the vat in'a manner to replenish the latter with a suffi-.

cientquantity of composition to ensure a con- It reception and delivery of the'composition and is then quickly invertedto dump the excess contents thereof, into the, reservoir and at the same time seal theport 34, thus obviating all liability of the setting 'or cloggingoffthe composition inthe cup or in the relatively small duct of the conduit. leading therefrom to the vat and also preventing.

the escape of the liquid from the vat throughthe port while the cup is'being rotated. Moreover, it will be seen that during the rotation of the reservoir the scoop or bucket 33. thereon and the rotating Weighted feed' cup 36 serve to stirand agitate. the supply of composition within the res- BI'VOll." i:

Extending radially In Figs. 6 and '7 of the drawings I have shown a modified form of the invention as applied to a match composition vat. In this construction the rotatable reservoir 25 comprises an inclined drum having a closed outer wall or head 280, a flanged mouth portion 300, and a series of spaced scoops or buckets 33 adjacent the flanged mouth portion. The head 28!) has a central socket or hub 62 which islremovably supportedon an inclined pivot stud 43 projecting from' a suitably disposed standard M, and the flanged mouth portion is provided with internal gear teeth 45 in mesh with a gear E6 on the adjacent end of the mixer shaft l6 which extends from the composition vat l2; Hence during the rotation of the'jmixer Hi the "reservoir is'rotated concurtary travel nconsecutively dip into a supply of liquid composition at the bottom of the reservoir and raise'quantities of compositionftherefrom to the discharging position.

Extending from the end :wall of the composi--' tion vat'below the normalv level of the'l composition therein and into the open mouth of the reservoir is'a .conduit 26 having an upwardly curved portion-2M terminating ina funnel 360- which is positioned directly. beneath the'upper-- most part of the path of rotation of the buckets of the reservoir, so as to receive the' descending composition discharged from the succeeding buckets, which composition thereupon flows through the conduit into thevat, and, since the open mouth of the funnel 369 is in the same horizontal plane as the normal level of the com position contained in the vat, it is obvious that thevat is efiiciently supplied withcomposition during the operation of the apparatus and that the contents of the vat is maintained at a con- 1 stantlevel defined by the topof the funnel.

. Itis to be understood that my invention is not limited to the particular exemplifying constructions herein disclosed, as the mechanism may be modified withinthe principle of the invention and the scope. of the appended claims.

1 claim- 1 1. The combination with a liquid-containing roll, and means for rotating said shaft and roll, of a liquid 'supplyfreservoir rotatable with the shaft, said reservoir having onits inner wall means for raising succeeding quantities of the liquid containedin the reservoirand for dlscharg vessel, and in communication with'the said inlet, and when said cup is in inverted position it seals the said inlet, and means for intermittently ro-'- tatingsaid cup in timed relation to the travel of the reservoir and foreffecting a-prolonged dwell of thecup in upright position.

2. The combination with a liquid-containing" vessel, a transfer 'roll therein, a shaft for said vessel, atransfer roll therein, a shaft for said' roll, and means: for rotating said shaft and roll,

of a liquid supply reservoir rotatable with the shaftysaid reservoir having on its inner wall means for raising succeeding quantities of the 2 liquid contained in the reservoir and for disvessel and in communication with the said i'nlet,

and when said cup is in invertediposition it seals the said inlet, and means for intermittently rotating said cup in timed relation to: thetravel of the reservoir, said last named means opera- 1 tive to effect a'rapid movement of the cup to;

upright position, a prolonged dwell of the cup in that position, and a succeeding movement of the cup to inverted position.

3. The combination with a liquid-containing vessel, a transfer roll therein, a shaft for said roll, and means for rotating said shaft and roll,

of a liquid supply reservoir rotatable with the shaft, said reservoir having on its inner wall means for raising succeeding quantities of the liquid contained in the reservoir and for discharg ing them at an upper level, and said shaft having a duct leading from the reservoir to the interior of the vessel, a feed cup forsaid duct rotatable on the shaftjin operative relation to the inlet of the said duct within the reservoir,

' a depending weight on said cup to maintain the cup normally in an upright position in the 'path of the discharged liquid during the partial rotation of the reservoir, and in communication with I the said inlet, and when said cup is in inverted position it seals the said inlet, and means rotatable with the reservoir for intermittently turning said weight and cup in timed relation to the travel of the reservoir."

4. The combination with a liquid-containing V vessel, a transfer rolltherein, a shaft for said roll, and means for rotating said shaft and roll,

of a liquidsupply reservoir rotatable with the shaft, said reservoir having on its inner wall means for raising succeeding quantities of the liquid in the reservoir and for discharging them at an upper level, andsaid shaft having a duct leading from the reservoir to the interior of the vessel, a feed cup for said duct rotatable on the shaft in operative relationto the inlet of the said duct within the reservoir, a depending weight on said cup to maintain the 'cupnormally in an upright position in the path of the discharged liquid during the partial rotation of the reser voir, and in communication with the said inlet,

and when said cup is in inverted position it seals the said inlet, and means for intermittently turning said weight and cup in timed relation to the travel of the reservoir, saidlast named means including a tappet member rotatable'with the reservoir in co-operative relation to the weighted cup. i

5. The combination with a liquid-containing vessel, a transfer roll therein, a shaft for said n roll, and means for rotating said shaft and roll,

the said duct within the reservoir, a depending weight on said cup to maintain the cup normally inlet,1and"wh'ensaid cup is in inverted position it sealstheisaid inlet, and means rotatablewith the reservoir for. intermittently turning saidfweight inlanxupright position in the path of the dis-w charged liquid during the. partialrotation of the reservoir, and .in: communication with the said:

and cupdn timedr relationfto the travel. of the reservoir,"said last named means including spaced tappet and stop members in co-operative relation.

totheweighted cup. I

c. In combin'ationwith.aliquid-containing ves sel; a; liquid supply reservoir having means on the inner 'wallzthereof for raisingsucceeding quanti-.- tiesofvliquid contained; inthe reservoir and for. discharging them'lat anupperxlevel, a rotatable shaft forlsaid-refservoir having a duct leading from the reservoir to the interior of the vessel, a feed cup for said duct rotatable on said shaft in ope-r ativerelation to the inlet of the duct within the reservoir, saidcup so arranged that when itis in upright position the mouth thereof receives the discharged liquid and is in the same horizontal plane as the normal level of the liquid in the vessel, and in communication with the-said inlet, and when said cup-is in, inverted position it seals the said inlet, and means for intermittently rotating said cup in timed relation to the travel of the reservoir and'operative to effect a prolonged dwell of the cup inupright position.

7. In combination with aliquid-containing vessel, a liquid supply reservoir having means on the inner wall thereof for raising succeeding quantitiesof liquid contained in the reservoir and for discharging them at an upper level, a rotatable shaftfor said reservoir having a duct leading from ,the reservoir to the interior of the vessel, a feed cup for, saidduct rotatable on'said shaft in operative relation to the inlet of the duct within the reservoir, said cup so-arranged that whenit is in upright position the mouth thereof receives the discharged liquid and is in the same horizontal plane as the normal level of the liquid in the vessel, and in communication with the said inlet, and when said cup is in inverted position it seals the said inlet,and means for intermittently rotating said cup in timed relation to the travel of the reservoir and operative to effect a prolonged dwell of the cup in upright position and then a rapid movement of the cup to inverted position.

8. The combination with a liquid-containing vessel, a transfer roll therein, a mixer below the roll, and means for rotating said roll and mixer,

the mouth of the reservoir from a point below the normallevel of the liquid within the vessel, and having within the reservoir an upturned receiving portion for the liquid discharged from the progressing buckets in the upper portion of the I reservoin'the mouth of said receiving portion being in the same horizontal plane as the normal level of the liquid in the said vessel.

9. The combination with a liquid containing vessel, of a liquid supply reservoir therefor, means for rotating said reservoir to raise and dischargequantities of the contained liquid, a conduit affording, communication between said reservoir and vessel and having an inlet member located within the reservoir to receive the discharged liquid and maintain a constant level of the liquid contents of the vessel, said inlet membercomprising a rotatable feed cup which whenin upof the liquid in theavessel and in communication right positionreceive s the discharged liquidtandi is in the same horizontal plane as the normal level withthe conduit,.-and when said'cup is in inverted position it seals the entry to'the said conduit, and

means for intermittently rotating said inlet memher in timed relation to the travel of .the. reservoir and for effecting a prolonged dwell of the cup in upright position; i V

10. The combination with a liquid containing vessel; of a liquid supply reservoir therefor, means for rotating said reservoir to raise and discharge quantities of the contained liquid; aconduit azf- 7 fording communicationbetween said reservoir and vessel and-having an inlet member located within the reservoir to receive the discharged liquid anamamtamia constant level of the liquid. contents of the vessel, said inlet member comprising a rotatablefeed cup'the mouth of which when the cup isin upright position receives the discharged liquid-and is in the. samehori'zontal movement of the cup to upright position, a pro-- longed dwell'of the cup in'that position, and a succeeding movement of the cup to inverted position.

7 MICHAEL lARIDON. 

